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Nick McMillan
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Education
B.A, Statistics
Houston, TX
Rice University
2015 - 2019
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Masters, Journalism
College Park, MD
University of Maryland
2020 - 2022
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Selected Positions
Howard Fellow
College Park, MD
University of Maryland
2020 - present
- Designed webscrapers for Court Scraper, an open source project to scrape the court systems nation wide
Scripps Howard Fellow
District of Columbia
Newsy
2019 - 2020
- 1 of 4 people chosen out of 600+ applicants
- Filmed, edited, and planned the short documentary “Dismissed,” which depicts how mold and other 2017 hurricane damage is still gripping schools in Puerto Rico
- Videographer for the short documentary “Ghost Forests,” which was published in “Time Magazine” and explores the effects of rising ocean levels
Rice Thresher Newspaper
Houston, TX
Rice University
2018 - 2019
- Collaborated with the Thresher editor-in-chief to report on newsworthy stories
- Led 5 other videographers and assigned responsibilities and deadlines
- Interviewed sources, filmed, and edited footage to produce weekly news videos relevant to Houston and Rice
Production Company
Houston, TX
Freelance
2014 - present
- Filmed and edited video for commercials, national artists, and marketing campaigns
- Worked with clients to script storylines, and incorporate their vision into the video
- Notable clients include Adrian Wojnarowski (Yahoo Sports Columnist), Joe Branch (Managing Director for Roc Nation) and Rice University Business School
Machine Learning Model
Houston, TX
Rice University
2018
- Created a statistical model to predict illegal dumping hotspots for Houston, TX
- Police used this model to determine locations for surveillance camera placement